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European Research Grants at CERN: Opportunities and Challenges

Learn about Marie Curie Actions at CERN, offering generous research funding and training in various fields. Discover who is eligible, project types, funding sources, HR's role, benefits for CERN and researchers, and opportunities in H2020.

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European Research Grants at CERN: Opportunities and Challenges

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  1. Marie Curie Actions at CERN Seamus Hegarty, HR-TA HR Seminar, 27 February 2014

  2. What are they? • European research grants • For researchers regardless of nationality or research field • Generous research funding from 180 keuro to 10 Meuro • Mobilityis key • CERN = EuropeanInterestOrganization ~ own country • Gain experience abroad in public & private sectors • Trainingwith career-relevant competences or disciplines • Physics, computing, engineering, life sciences • Impact on society

  3. Who are they for? • MainlyEarly Stage Researchers (ESR) • Equivalent to our Junior Fellows • With up to 4 years of post-MScexperience • ExperiencedResearchers (ER) • Equivalent to our Senior Fellows • 4 to 5 years post-MScexperience or PhD • Some have more experience (post-docs)

  4. How many?

  5. What sort of projects? • InnovativeTraining Networks for the ESRs • Fellow, emphasis on PhD, 3 yrs for ESR, 2 yrs for ER • IndividualFellowships for ERs (8 FP6 + 15 FP7) • Fellowcontract 2 years • Industry-Academia exchanges • COFUND • Additionalfunding for ourFellowship Programme • 3-year Fellowship + option to go on specialleave

  6. How do wesecurefunding? • For the ITNs • The Marie Skłodowska Curie Steering Group • Support to proposalwriters in the departments • For COFUND • Scaled-down Steering Group → Fellow Programme • Negotiationwith Brussels • COFUND = a lengthyprocess of justification of costs

  7. WhatisHR’srole in this? • For departments • Support to the Fellows and the managers • Recruitment interviews for ITN positions  • 1500 EDH authorizations in 2013! • For Brussels • At least one report per year per Grant Agreement • Mid-TermReviews for projectassessment = important! • Follow up – LinkedIn!

  8. Whatdoes CERN get out of it? • AdditionalFellowsthatwewould not have on budget • Excellent researchers → new blood for the future • Work on topics of strategic importance to the EC • Via contacts in Brussels • Involvement in strategicpolicydevelopment • Visibility at the highestlevel

  9. What do the Marie Curies get? • Training, Training, Training! • Science & technology: on the job + courses • Complementaryskills • Language, management & communication • Outreachexperience • € € € € € € • It’s all about careerdevelopment

  10. Where do they come from? • No nationality limitations  but… • MobilityRule: ≤12 months at CERN in past 36 months • At CERN from 3 months to 3 years • Since 2004 under FP6 & FP7 • 442 researchersat CERN (including 185 COFUNDers) • NorthAmerica 11 Central & South America7 • Asia19 Australasia 1

  11. Where do they go? Questionnaire 2012 on FP6 & FP7 (pre-COFUND) • 50% academia • 32% CERN • 2% finishing PhD • 2% other fellowship • 8% in large-scale industry • 6% in small-scale industry • First move • 38% said Marie Curie Fellowship and/or CERN were good references • 62% said research as a Marie Curie was main reason for hiring • If moved to another position • 31% said Marie Curie Fellowship and/or CERN were good references • 64%said research on Marie Curie Actions were main reason for hiring • 5% declared no impact as they changed to different field

  12. Our opportunities in H2020? • New interesting host-driven actions • Substantial budget increase • Very good relations with Brussels  • COFUND applied to the Doctoral Programme?

  13. Our challenges in H2020? • ITNs will remain extremely competitive • Too many successive successful COFUNDs… • Greater emphasis on innovation, multidisciplinary and inter-sectorial projects • Participation of Swiss partners (UniGE, EPFL, etc.)  • Receive € / pay CHF according to our Fellow payscale • The Mobility Rule will apply to COFUND 

  14. Thank you for your attention! Questions?

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